INTRODUCTION
The fundamental objective of the rural library is to provide timely, relevant, accurate information and services reliably to all rural communities. The library contributes to different sectors of rural communities, providing the right information to the reader at the right time. For example, help children to create the habit of reading, unemployed young people to get better jobs and farmers to improve agricultural production. The libraries of all countries are working for social development by extending these activities and services, sharing books, lectures on various topics extension as child labor, epidemics, reading habits and environmental protection.
THE NEED FOR MODERNIZATION OF RURAL LIBRARIES
There are several reasons for computerization of library activities such as acquisition, cataloging, circulation, serial control, OPAC, etc.. , In this context, days information technology is needed in rural libraries especially for the following reasons.
1. Information explosion
The amount of information that are published increases exponentially. The astonishing growth of documents, particularly in the fields of sciences, social sciences and technology in the form of print and media can not find the library to use the most advanced technologies for the organization of information.
2. User Service
Today, libraries are providing a range of user services such as CAS, SDI, electronic service delivery of documents, abstraction and indexing services, etc. Your computer can only provide better and faster service catalog Online allows users to have access to large bibliographic databases and retrieve information in any field.
3. Improved efficiency
The records stored in computers are more accurate, reliable and accessible than the manually prepared records. It can perform all the cleaning of the library with more speed, accuracy and efficiency.
4. Cooperation and resource sharing
A. Access to more documents and information sources because of the coordination and cooperation of many libraries.
B. Cheaper than the total cost is shared by the participating libraries.
5. The availability of information in a readable format
The information is also published in readable form. In fact, some of the records, such as bibliographic databases, electronic journals, etc, are only available in legible form.
PURPOSE OF THE MODERNIZATION:
The libraries are automated for some important purposes. Son
To improve internal workflow, documentation and dissemination.
To improve control over collections of documents.
Promote existing services, such as CAS, SDI, etc.
To allow access to the resources of local libraries.
To share resources between libraries for interlibrary loan basis.
To prepare timely and accurate collection of statistics.
AREAS of computer applications in rural libraries.
Computers can be used can be used in rural libraries, especially for the automation of operations to keep the house as a system of acquisition, cataloging system, movement control and serial control.
Acquisition
• Selection of Documents
• work order document
• Control of duplicates
• Send orders to publishers and suppliers
• Update log file.
• Review of document with invoices
• Access to documents received
• Maintenance of the library budget
• Generate reports of all the above items
cataloging system
spreadsheet preparation, supply catalog, search functions, generating catalog cards to provide user services, such as CAS, SDI, etc, and checking the records periodically.
Movement control
The registration of new members, the borrower and the production of tickets issued to members, upload and download documents, reservation and renewal of documents, the fines imposed on the late innings and maintenance of statistics.
Periodic monitoring
manual methods of control series are very satisfactory in most libraries for various reasons. But automation offers highly effective and economic methods. computer system capable of managing the revenue of the regular and timely information to send reminders, subscription requests for missing issues, etc. binding information
SUGGESITONS MODERNISATION OF LIBRARIES OF RURAL
1. Given the advantages of using computers in different areas of functioning of libraries, rural libraries must install the equipment.
2. Databases of all rural libraries in the region can connect through online terminals.
3. For purchase orders of a file system, files and file membership fund is created by rural libraries
4. Database to the required level can be created by rural libraries
5. catalogs can be maintained.
6. Modernization can be entered in step by step rural libraries with your existing infrastructure.
CONCLUSION
The library management is currently in rapid evolution and dynamic. The application of information technologies in rural library system will increase the success rate of efforts to improve the quality and standards of training and research activities and also enable rural libraries to actively participate in global networks of exchange information and distribution of resources.
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